Costeño Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s run through the same picture but in feet and Fahrenheit.

This is Costeño Beach for the next couple of weeks. The first few days are a bit sleepy, but there’s a big pulse of energy in the second week that’s worth paying attention to, though it might be a handful. The real standout is Saturday the 15th of August, but it’s looking like a beast. Water temp is about normal for the time of year.

Start with Thursday, the 6th of August. Real quiet. Morning has a glassy 4ft NE swell at 7 seconds, combined energy of 143. It’s surfable, but nothing special. The afternoon stays glassy with a 4ft swell.

Friday the 7th gets a bit bigger, but the wind turns cross-on. We’re looking at 5ft NE in the morning, rising to 7ft in the afternoon, but the conditions are choppy and marginal. The energy is building (258 and 452). Saturday and Sunday are similar – 7ft NE, cross-on wind, messy. Energy is moderate (500+), but the quality is poor.

Monday the 10th of August is the best of the first week. The morning is glassy clean with a 5ft NE swell at 8 seconds. Energy is 281. It’s not huge, but it’s clean. The afternoon turns a bit onshore.

The second week, from Tuesday the 11th to Friday the 14th, sees consistent 7ft to 8ft NE swell, but it’s all cross-on wind. The energy is strong (up to 746). It’s a lot of water moving, but the wind will chop it up. This kind of setup at a beach break is more for the kite surfers.

Now for the big one. Saturday the 15th of August. The morning is still messy with 7ft. The afternoon is the highlight: 10ft NE swell, period up to 10 seconds, with a massive combined energy of 1480. That’s a serious amount of power. The wind is cross-on, but the forecast says the wind and tide are favorable. However, this is predicted to be too big for this break. This is expert-only territory, and it might be too much for the beach. It’s a true standout, but only for the very experienced.

Sunday the 16th is similar – a 10ft NE swell in the afternoon (energy 1182). Again, too big for most. The rest of the week from the 17th to the 21st drops back to 5ft to 8ft, with mostly cross-on wind and marginal conditions. The 19th of August has a glassy morning with 6ft NE, which is a decent option.

So, the bottom line: the cleanest, most user-friendly waves are that Monday morning, the 10th of August. For the experts, the 15th of August afternoon is the one to watch, but it’s going to be heavy and powerful. Keep an eye on the crowds here – Costeño Beach can get busy.

Rusty.

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